Asan

Can't believe it's been a week since the Cartier Women's Initiative awards in Shenzhen! We're thrilled to share that Asan was awarded the second place prize for our region. It's incredible visibility for the issue of period poverty - thank you Cartier for bringing sustainable, safe period care to the global stage 🩸🌎 

Happy World Menstrual Health Day! 🩸 To mark this day, our founder Ira Guha was interviewed on CNN News 18 by toya singh where she spoke about normalizing periods, the importance of having access to safe and good quality period care, and the journey of starting Asan. Check out the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gW-QytYR

In January, we were lucky enough to have a professional film crew visit us on behalf of the Cartier Women's Initiative. The crew spent two days engaging with Asan’s team, customers and social impact partners. The visit to the Chowkasandra village in Kanakapura, where women from the Lambani community shared their experiences with the Asan cup was a real highlight! The Cartier Women’s Initiative has captured our social impact work in a beautiful one-minute video and we’re so excited to share it with you. To donate a cup to a woman or girl in need, head to www.asancup.com/give today! 

We are extremely proud to announce that our founder Ira Guha has been selected as one of the 2024 Cartier Women's Initiative Fellows for her work eradicating period poverty through Asan. The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual entrepreneurship program that drives change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. We are thrilled to be part of a community of other impact businesses and learn from each other! Read more about Asan's work revolutionizing period care here: https://lnkd.in/gyzdzUSx

Thank you to Primark for hosting us at the fantastic Health Mela in Dhaka, Bangladesh! This was an event organised by Primark for factory owners focused on women’s health and well-being across the country. At the event, Asan was joined by other enterprises also working towards the mental and physical well-being of people around the world. Having transformed the lives of women working in factories across India 🇮🇳, we’re so excited to introduce the Asan cup to factories in Bangladesh 🇧🇩!

BIG news today 🤩 We’re super excited to share that Asan has been selected for an Innovate UK Unlocking Potential Award 🎉 Out of thousands of applicants, we were selected amongst 233 social entrepreneurs to receive a business-boosting support package, personalised coaching and mentorship. A huge thank you to the team at Innovate UK for their ongoing support during the process. Something is brewing ☕️ Stay tuned!

It’s official: Menstrual cups reduce infections! 🦠 For years, we have heard from Asan users that switching to a menstrual cup has had a positive impact on their vaginal health. We're thrilled that researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have confirmed this in their new study! The study was conducted among school girls in Kenya over a period of 30 months, and was led by Dr Garazi Zulaika and experts such as Penelope Phillips-Howard, Supriya Mehta and others across the health and policy fields. Key findings include: ✅ 24% of girls who used a cup saw a reduction in Bacterial Vaginosis ✅ 37% increase in 'good bacteria' among those who used the cup ✅ 33% reduction in HSV-2 among girls who used the cup Read this blog to learn more about this incredible breakthrough in menstrual health⚡️ www.asancup.com/newstudy

Breaking Period Taboos Through Art at NammaPride 🌈💖 We recently hosted a period art workshop at the Namma Pride Queer Carnival with the aim to foster creativity, embrace diversity, and open up conversation around periods in a safe and inclusive manner. It was incredible to watch all the participants express their understanding and storytelling around the theme of sustainable periods through their artwork. Have a look at some of the brilliant artists and artwork below!

Check out this interview with our founder Ira Guha on Maddyness UK 🙌🏾

ASAN IS HIRING 📣 Do you love what we do at Asan? Would you like to gain experience in a fast-growing social impact business? We are looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals who are as passionate about our social cause to eradicate period poverty we are!🩸 The following positions are open at Asan: - E-Commerce Manager: To look after our online sales and presence (Amazon experience is a huge plus!) - Partnerships Manager: Establish wholesale partnerships with institutions such as schools, offices, factories and NGOs across the world (someone great at pitching and outreach) - Operations Analyst: Work across all aspects of the business including the website, social media, customer service, operations and logistics, new product development (someone who wants to learn quickly and develop a broad range of skills) - Communications Intern: Develop content for social media and our website (you should love Instagram) To learn more about the roles and apply, visit www.asancup.in/careers